Computer Entertainment Technologies for the Visually Impaired: An Overview

Ibáñez, Manuel López; Romero-Hernández, Alejandro; Manero, Borja; Guijarro, María

doi:10.9781/ijimai.2021.04.008

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“…In recent years, the concept of usability has been expanded to encompass accessibility in technology when the user has some type of disability (e.g. in [22]). Today, there are standards and a collection of best practices for software development, which recommend user involvement from very early stages of design (e.g.…”

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Responsive inclusive design (RiD): a new model for inclusive software development

Martínez

Piorno

Otero

et al. 2022

Univ Access Inf Soc

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The design and development of technological solutions based on software for all types of people, including people with disabilities, is still a pending issue in most software application development projects today. Situations like the 2020 pandemic drastically reflect how people with disabilities tend to be left outside the application design and construction guidelines. There are multiple initiatives and previous works that advocate user involvement from the beginning of the project; however, in this work, we go a step further by presenting a model for designing and constructing software applications (RiD—Responsive inclusive Design) defined for inclusive software. RiD extends the involvement of the user with disabilities to the entire software life cycle, in different roles, and taking into account the changing nature of the user profile in the evolution of the product. This article also presents the EDICO case study, an accessible and inclusive scientific editor for the Spanish National Organization of the Blind (ONCE), which was successfully implemented applying the RiD principles.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Responsive inclusive design (RiD): a new model for inclusive software development

Martínez

Piorno

Otero

et al. 2022

Univ Access Inf Soc

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“…The application uses the same hardware as the game described in this paper (Figure 1). By using only commercial hardware, the accessibility has widened to address the visually impaired community and the average consumers [13]. In the VTE application, the serious games were designed with a primary focus on training visually impaired individuals to utilize the SoV device.…”

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Flying a Quadcopter—An Audio Entertainment and Training Game for the Visually Impaired

Ivascu

Moldoveanu

et al. 2023

Applied Sciences

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With the increase in the number of sensory substitution devices, the engineering community is confronted with a new challenge: ensuring user training in safe virtual environments before using these devices in real-life situations. We developed a game that uses an original sonification model, which, although not specific to a certain substitution device, can be an effective means of training for orientation in space based on audio stimuli. Thus, the game is not only a means of entertainment for visually impaired (VI) people but also one of training for the use of assistive devices. The game design and audio design are original contributions by the authors. The sonification model, which is crucial for a game dedicated to visually impaired people, is described in detail, both at the user and the implementation level. For better immersion, special sound design techniques have been used, such as ambisonic recordings and impulse response (IR) recordings. The game has been improved gradually, especially the sonification model, based on users’ feedback.

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